Cooking starchy food at high temps for a long time can produce acrylamide, a chemical that may cause cancer.

Hyundai provided its ix35 fuel-cell car as part of a unique and sustainable city garden in London.

Here's what they proposed in New Jersey to build better and safer cities for older citizens.

Find out if your favorite farmers market won in American Farmland Trust’s annual contest.

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Like nowhere else, early-adopter state California is subsidizing electric cars and the chargers they'll need to plug into. It's one more reason to move to the G

Newman’s Own gives all of its profits to charity, like the one that helps Kadin Hoven and his family escape the difficulties of chronic illness.

We make interesting decisions when we choose what to recycle and what to throw in the trash.

It can be easy to get dressed in the morning; the key is fewer options.

Gouldian finches can have red, black or yellow heads and researchers want to know why.

The endangered red-cockaded woodpecker is showing up in some interesting places in the South as it makes a comeback.

By monitoring the number of times people look for flu information on Wikipedia, researchers may be better able to estimate the severity of a flu season.

Before you give in and resign yourself to a week of suffering, here's what you can do to fight a cold virus as it starts.

Rudi Putra takes on powerful palm oil plantations in the name of conservation — and wins.

Cynthia Gentry believes playgrounds for all ages are the way to a more creative community.

No yard? Container gardening lets you liven up your outdoor space. Here's how.

Professional volleyball player Colleen Smith will be traveling greener during her season with the help of biodiesel, a good tent, and a bike custom built by Tre

Investors bilked out of $54 million chasing the promise of a green utopia.

Scientists can now add code to bacterial DNA, and the bacteria pass it on to the next generation.

The Spanish tipple is no longer just for tapas. This fortified, food-friendly wine is having a revival among cocktail enthusiasts.

Learn some of the lessons serial entrepreneur Hugh Whalan has learned in the 7 years he’s been working on renewable energy in the developing world.

Connecticut inventor and tinkerer Dave Nichols thinks cars should run on biomass. He just might just be on to something.

Plant waste has been seen as a possible source of sustainable biofuels, now modified E. coli would convert plant waste into fatty acids, and then into fuel.

Thousands of people have been walking over the fossil for decades without knowing it.

Once the 2011 tsunami rolled back into the ocean, it swept marine life as far away as California.

It stretches for at least 85 miles and is likely the keystone source of the region's fisheries.

While dolphins and whales might get all the attention, here are some lesser-known sea creatures that are just as magnificent.

Rather than cutting down a live tree, many companies will rent you one that will keep growing and be used several years in a row.

Cumberland Caverns Live is a concert venue in Tennessee located in a cave 333 feet underground.

A contest to reveal the truth behind the mysterious inscription on a boulder in France produces two winners.

It's possible to unspoil a spoiled child, but it's not an easy process. A psychologist offers five ways to try to do it.

A Category 5 hurricane causes catastrophic damage. But how does such a huge storm form in the first place?

Quilty the rescue cat will not be contained at the shelter.

The holiday isn't complete until you've seen The Old Man open his frageelay leg lamp. We double dog dare ya to resist these famed A Christmas Story quotes.

A cat rescued in North Carolina went viral because of her resemblance to Baby Yoda from 'The Mandalorian,' but there has been a strange turn of events.

Corns and calluses are hardened layers of skin that occur on your hands and feet. They can be painful, and they're not pretty. Here's how to get rid of them.

Each wash with a microbead product can release as many as 94,500 microbeads into our waterways.

You feel horrible with a cold, the flu or coronavirus, but there are some differences.

Here's how to get your home and family ready for the possibility of a coronavirus outbreak.

During the coronavirus pandemic, we're making phone calls again so we can hear familiar voices.

Commitment to developing green economy pays dividends for Raleigh, North Carolina by attracting substantial economic activity benefiting the entire community.

We owe the spiciness of mustard, horseradish and wasabi to an 'arms race' between plants and caterpillars that dates back to the dinosaurs.

With a little help from a famous seventh-generation orchardist, I narrow down some of the best varieties to plant for a backyard orchard.

For a time, this cow was the sole inhabitant of her own private island in Poland. She swam there to avoid slaughter.

After seeing yet another school shooting play out, Clare Schexnyder realized she couldn't sit back and do nothing.

Galgopod creates a lifeline for some of the world's most tragic dogs.

Miss Willie the dog spent 12 years on a chain before she finally got to see the world.

A wave in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Cape Mendocino is one of the tallest waves ever recorded.

There is a lot of hype around algae-based biofuel but is it that much better than petroleum? Or is it even possible without petroleum? UVA Study.

The limestone rock used to build cathedrals in northern England are vulnerable to acid rain.